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Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1957-01-18

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1957-01-18, page 01

DIM Serving CoIuinbuB and Cento'ii Qhld Jewtoh Cteoimutiity MH
Vol. 3S. No. 3
COLUMBl/S. OHIO. FRIDAY. JANUARY IB. mi
39 °Va°JM.S?..'^n!gr
UJF APPOINTS CHAIRMEN
Herbert H. Schiff, obairman ot tho Special Gifts Division of- thb 19BT Unitod Jewiih Tund, ahd Aaron Zacks, General Clulrman, announced this week thq app(>IKt- mcnt of these Hve cO-chalrmen for the Division: Charles Oold-
smith, David Levlson, Ben Lurie, Edward Schlezinger, Sam Sch- lohsliy.
Mr. Schiff stated that the ac- ccptance„of those top posts In the ciwlpafgh organization assurpa the United Jewish Fund of strohg
leadership I in the monthii ahead. All of them are tried ahd true ctimpaigners with a iiigh degree ot loyalty and dedication to the .epntRitinlty and to thq objective ot the Ehind and the oaiiscs whi<;h it supports.
The 19S7 campaign aa it Is now shaping up will have,the respon¬ sibility of surpassing last year's achievement if the Columbus Jewish community is to fulfill adequately ita task of meeting the valid needs of our more than 40 beneficiaries, local, regional, national and overseas. Our local programs have been- expanding to meet greater services for our Jcwiah people In Oitunbus, such as the Increased us.c of the Home for Aged, the Jcwiah Center, the Hebrew School, the Jewish Family Service Newcomer pro¬ gram.
The national agenciea by whose programs we benefit as Jews here and In America require more adequate asaiatance, and most everyone knowa quite well "the overwhelming relief and rea¬ cue ef forta which are being made by the Joint Distribution Com¬ mittee and the Jewish Agency for Jewa In flight from Hungary, Egypt, East Europe and North Africa. All these causes and pro- grama which made a nowork of humanitarian aervicea which strengthen ua aa Jewa at home and abroad will require more fi¬ nancial, assistance in 1957. We are pleased to have obtained the experienced leaderahlp of theae
OFhqge men attended the United JeiWsh Fund | co-chairmen of the Division. Standing: Aaron Special GUts Division leadership meeting at the Zsioks, General Campaign chairman; Charles Oold- home ot HetbtH SoMlt recently. Seated, Ittt to smith and Edward Schlezinger, co-chairmen; Her- rlght: David Levlson, Ben Lurle, Sam .1. SchloUsky, bert Schlff, chairman of SpeohU Gifts.
PHILIP FRADHIN
DiriBcts Mixed Choir At Jewish Center
Above ia Philip Fradkin, pro- fessiohal voice coach and choral director who has heen engaged to direct the newly-organized Center mixed choir, scheduled to begin rehearsal Monday, 8:80 p. m.
The primary objective of the Center cbpral group will be to provide a recreational outlet through music for its members. While the choir welcomes mem¬ bers with musical backgrounds, ability to read music Is not a prerequisite. The choral group will eventually be given oppor¬ tunities to perform at Social and cultural functions sponsored by tho Onter or by various com¬ munal organizations,
Interested persons, both men and women, are urged to register at the Center desk. There Is ng fee.
Mr. Fradkin brings to the Cen¬ ter a rich baclfground of exper¬ ience, having served as pit andi rehearaal pianist for six Broad¬ way musicals and as director of a number of profeaalonal and soml- pro/esstonal choirs.
In 1941, Mr. Fradkin studied conducting under Jean Morel of tho ' Julliard arid Metropolitan Operas fn Now York. While in mllita^ aervice, he aerved as musical director for soldier shows, a 20-picce orchestra and a ao-volce choir.
, Fradltin's experience includes
worI< as piano accompanist for
violinist MIscha ^Iman, dancer
(eontlnned on psge 8)
Brandeis Chapter's Luncheon Tuesday
Final plans have been complet¬ ed for the annual membership luncheon for paid-up members of tiie Columbus Chapter of the National Women's (Committee of Brandcis Univeraity. The lunch¬ eon meeting is Tuesday at noon, at the Jewish Center, with new members as guests of the Chap¬ ter.
There will be a nominal charge o'^ tor members, to help defray expenses. Mirs. Theodore Soiilon- sky will install the newly-elected officers and board membera. Mrs. Jerome Folkman will give the opening prayer.
.Following a brief busineaa meeting,, with Mra. Jack Realer prealdlng. Dr. John Hoche of the Political Science Dept. of Bran¬ deis University will be the guest speaker.
Mrs. Reuben Abramaon, with the following committee, are in charge of reaervationa:
Meadames Fred Yenkin, Sara Wasserstrom, Harry Roth, Stan¬ ley Goldberg, Sam Gurevitz.
Meadames A'be Kanter, Sidney Levoff, Don Erkls, Paul Meyer, Nathan Nedelman, Morria Paine, Victor Ringer, Morria Realer.
Meadamca Jerome Gross, Len¬ ore Jacobs, Cecil Shuatlck, Joseph Skilken, Sam Subow, Leo Turner, Robert Wellor, Aladar Zlpser.
Mra. Theodore Beckman Is In charge of hoatesaea, with the fol¬ lowing aervlng In that capacity:
Mesdames Robert Aronson, B, B. Caplan, Moe Glassman, Sam Gurevitz, Henry Gurevitz, Joseph Horchow, Wm. Kahn, A. Krakoff, Herman Katz,, Allan Meyer, Mau¬ rice Sher, Emll Wasserstrom, Abe Yenkin. Mesdames Meyer Glnaberg, Her¬ bert Fenburr, Ed Hyman, Leon¬ ard Kohn, Simon Lazarus, Ray Nateman, Fimny Waaaecman, Al¬ ien Gunderaheimer Sr., Julius Wasaerstrom, Wm. Callif.
five co-chairmen. Edward Schlezinger la on
Connie Davis, of Cambridge, Ohio Teens Against Polio Chairman, is shown pinning a blue crutch on Bob Feller, State Hanih ot Dimes Chairman. Looking on is Harjr HcLane. of Takima, Washington, National Teen-Age Chairman. The March of Dimes la to b« conducted Ibroughont Ohio January 2-SJ.
From the ranks of our young people came the idea bf a Gallery Players' Youth Group. Their enthusiasm was transferred Into ac¬ tion and now — three months later -^ our tcen-agera are proudly facing the public by preaenting three one-act plays on the atage of the Center Auditorium. j /
Tonight at 8:10, the curtain will open oa Sh^fwo^ Aniterson's warmhearted comeiiy, "I'm A FVxjI." >\ Alter it cfesea on'the race track grandstand of Sandusky it will ipcn agUnVto reveal the in¬ terior of a cottage in the English country side, the scene of a roman¬ tic encounter between two young people in "The Lovely Miracle."
Next, patrons will be In the living room ot the Pickens family, to laugh at one of the funniest chapters In the battle of the aexca, called "The Strangest Feeling."
Under the direction of aenlor Gallery Player membera Al Luaa- helm, Irv Levey and Larry Kent, 18 young actora, very much alive -and three dimenaional, will make their debut expecting to compete successfully with moviea and TV In offering young and old a Satur¬ day night program oif healthy fun and entertainment, for only BOc' a ticket.
Everyone is urged to witneaa and enjoy this evening of "Three for the Show," which will make hiatpry'aa a new.and unique develop¬ ment In Columbus amateur theatre.
Memory Refresher .
Perhapa a reminder about Tho Chronicle deadline Is In order. Three photographs were stibmlt- ted Tuesday or. late Monday af¬ ternoon this week, with requests for publication this week. Those pictures will not appear.
Deadline is. 10 a. ta. Monday. Copy must be submitted by Tues¬ day, 1 p. m.
. RABBI FINKEL
Speaker Tonight at Ahavas Sholom
This Sunday. 6:30 p. m., Ahavaa Sholom Oingregatlon la holding Its annual instaliation dinner. In the soclai hail of the 8ynagog.ue, 878 S. Ohio Ave. Every year the membership of the Congregation and the Jewish community at large look forward to thia tradi¬ tional off&tr as a worthwhile and eventtul occasion. I<'ollowing the dinner and at the culmination ot tbe program, vvHi be an addreaa by Rabbi Elliott Finkel, spiritual leader of tho Congregation.
The program will open with a memorial prayer. In tribute to the late Harry Beclunan, an Honor¬ ary President of tho Congrega¬ tion. George Goodman ia in charge of arrangements. William Givets will be toastmaster and chairman. Barney Ringer will in- atall the newly-elected offlcera.
Durli}g the program, several musical selections wiii be prcaent¬ ed by Cantor Berel Schottenstein.
Aa a reward for their. outatand- Ing service to the Cpngregatlon during tl^o past, year, the mem¬ berahlp haa re-elected to aecond terms, all. of. last year'a executive officers, tp wit:.
Pres., Sgl Rising; vice-prts., Mltchel D. Cohen;.treas., WiiHam Glveta; financial sec'y, Hyman Lehrir; recording sec'y, Bernard Cohen.
Other officers to be installed Include;
Gabbi Rishon, Morris Aaron; Chevro Kadisbo, Barney Blngor
and (3eorge Goodman; chairman
of Board, Morris Jonas; Life
(continued on pafe 8)
^..,... „.,„ ..,».s: THREE ONE-ACT PIAYS CONSTITUTE FIRST si;,".rl' S.K.^E'r, SHOW BY TEEN-AGERS TONIGHT AT CENTER
the Jewish Center and currently chairman oT the Centcfr's Soif Study Committee, a paat presi¬ dent of the B'nal B'rith HUIel Foundation Advisory Board and B'nai B'rith Zion Lodge, an active member ot the Jewish Communi¬ ty CouncU~an()i:«;paAt board.mem¬ ber of the Columbus Hebrew School, a member of Temple Tif¬ ereth Israel, the S!xcelsior Club and Winding Hollow Club. Mr. Schlezinger is associated with I. H. Schlezinger and Sons.
Sam Schlonsky, by general agreement, is considered one of the outstanding worlters In the campaign for the past several years. Above and beyond what¬ ever leadership position he ac¬ cepts, he usually covers more prospects than anyone else. Mr. Schlonsliy is a member of the United Jewish Fund board and its Allocations Committee, a board member of the Columbus Hebrew School, the Jewish Cen¬ ter and Agudas Achim Cdngre- .gatlon, a member of B'nal B'rith and the Zionist Organization Of
America. He ts with the city gov¬ ernment 6t Columbus.
Both Ed Schlezinger and Sam
Schlonsky served as a Special
Gifts co-chairmen In 1956. With
these two experienced leaders will
be three new top leaders serving
in this capacity for the first time. Ben Lurle is on the board of
the UJK a member of the Jewish
Community Council, B'nal B'rith
ZJon I-odgo and Winding Hollow
Country Club, first vice-president
of Temple Israel and a post of¬ ficer of the Commercial Law Lea¬ gue of America. Ben Lurit- is aa-
soclated with the law firm of
Lurie and Gifford. Charles Goldsmith, according to
Horbe;"t Schi/f, is one ot the up
and coming now dynamic leaders
who are taking their place in the
campaign organization. Mr. Gold¬ smith haa accepted his position
with a great deal of respect as
well as enthusiasm. He is a mem¬ ber of Temple Israel, B'nai B'rith
Lodge and the Winding Hollow
Country Club.
David Levison has been long
identified with the United Jewish
Fund and ita activities. Mr. Levi¬ son has climbed the ladder of
leadership slowly but soundly. He ] proved his worth aa co-chairman
of General Solicitation In the
19S6 campaign as an outstanding
vice-rchairman of Special Gifts.
He has and continues to serve
the community In many areas
and capacities. He is a board
member of the United Jewish
Fund, tho Jewish Community
^Council, Zionist Organization of
America and Agudas Achim Con¬ gregation. He Ib a member of the
Excelsior Club. B'nai B'rith Zion
Lodge and Temple Israel.
DR. THEODORE FRIEDMAN TO OPEN TEMPLE 'CAVALCADE OF JUDAISM'SERIES FOR'57
Dr. Theodore Friedman, spiritual leader at Beth Ei Congre¬ gation, Maplewood, N. J., will appear at Temple Tifereth Israel Thursday, 8:30 p. m., to open the "Cavalcade of Judaism" series fo( 19Q7. Guest rabbis appearing for the series are undqr the sponsor¬ ship of the National Academy for Adult Jewish Studies. Di*. Fried¬ man's topic will be "Ritjual in Modern JeWish Life," setting the theme for this year's Cavalcade—"The Approach ot Conservative Judais^ to Various Aspects of American Jewish Life."
Dr. Theodore Friedman is a native of Stamford, Conn., and attended tho Talmudic Academy and the Iseiac Elchanon Yeshlva. He was ordained with distinction by the Jewish Theological Semi¬ nary of America, served as a member of the editorial board of the '"Reconstructionlst" arid Is presently managing editor of tho quarterly magazine "Judaism."
Dr. Friedman authored the an¬ thology of essays entitled "What Is Conservative Judaism?" He la co-editor of the recently publish¬ ed boolt, "Jewish Life in Ameri¬ ca."
Dr. Friedman served as Visit¬ ing Professor of Homlletlcs at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and for the past three years has been chairman ot the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly of A- merlca, and was recently appoint¬ ed aa member of the National Beth Din, the National ddutt of Jewish Law, jointly sponsot-ed by the Faculty of the Seminary and the Rabbinical Assembly.
The Cavalcade of Judaism pro¬ gram is open to the community, and Coi>gregation Tiferoth Israel invites all those who are Interest- ed in preserving the ethics of Modern Jewish Life to attend Dr. Friedman's lecture and dis¬ cussion.
PIONEER WOMEN'S EVENT WEDNESDAY
Wednesday evening, $:30,- at the Jewish Center, Pioneer Women win ahow a warmly human film of life In Israel entitled "Where tbe Future Begins."
The community is Invjted to see the realistic film story of life in modern Israei. The film un¬ folds the story of a Bulgarian Jewish family coming to Israel in search of security, freedom and happiness.
How the DeoalO'a come to a forlorn village, bow 'hey start on the road to full citizenship in Is¬ raei, Is the theme of "Where the Future Begins,"
The five becolo's—like hund¬ reds of thousands of other Jews- learn to "walk In the sim. to work in the fields, to build unafraid the cooperative commonwealth Is¬ rael." At every atjage of this ex¬ citing "adventure into the fu¬ ture," the strong, friendly hand of Histadrut Is fell.
The entire film' v*^s photo¬ graphed in larael, malhiy in the town of Ramleh..
Mrs, Sam Brandt will give tie opening prayer.
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DIM Serving CoIuinbuB and Cento'ii Qhld Jewtoh Cteoimutiity MH
Vol. 3S. No. 3
COLUMBl/S. OHIO. FRIDAY. JANUARY IB. mi
39 °Va°JM.S?..'^n!gr
UJF APPOINTS CHAIRMEN
Herbert H. Schiff, obairman ot tho Special Gifts Division of- thb 19BT Unitod Jewiih Tund, ahd Aaron Zacks, General Clulrman, announced this week thq app(>IKt- mcnt of these Hve cO-chalrmen for the Division: Charles Oold-
smith, David Levlson, Ben Lurie, Edward Schlezinger, Sam Sch- lohsliy.
Mr. Schiff stated that the ac- ccptance„of those top posts In the ciwlpafgh organization assurpa the United Jewish Fund of strohg
leadership I in the monthii ahead. All of them are tried ahd true ctimpaigners with a iiigh degree ot loyalty and dedication to the .epntRitinlty and to thq objective ot the Ehind and the oaiiscs whi\ Alter it cfesea on'the race track grandstand of Sandusky it will ipcn agUnVto reveal the in¬ terior of a cottage in the English country side, the scene of a roman¬ tic encounter between two young people in "The Lovely Miracle."
Next, patrons will be In the living room ot the Pickens family, to laugh at one of the funniest chapters In the battle of the aexca, called "The Strangest Feeling."
Under the direction of aenlor Gallery Player membera Al Luaa- helm, Irv Levey and Larry Kent, 18 young actora, very much alive -and three dimenaional, will make their debut expecting to compete successfully with moviea and TV In offering young and old a Satur¬ day night program oif healthy fun and entertainment, for only BOc' a ticket.
Everyone is urged to witneaa and enjoy this evening of "Three for the Show," which will make hiatpry'aa a new.and unique develop¬ ment In Columbus amateur theatre.
Memory Refresher .
Perhapa a reminder about Tho Chronicle deadline Is In order. Three photographs were stibmlt- ted Tuesday or. late Monday af¬ ternoon this week, with requests for publication this week. Those pictures will not appear.
Deadline is. 10 a. ta. Monday. Copy must be submitted by Tues¬ day, 1 p. m.
. RABBI FINKEL
Speaker Tonight at Ahavas Sholom
This Sunday. 6:30 p. m., Ahavaa Sholom Oingregatlon la holding Its annual instaliation dinner. In the soclai hail of the 8ynagog.ue, 878 S. Ohio Ave. Every year the membership of the Congregation and the Jewish community at large look forward to thia tradi¬ tional off&tr as a worthwhile and eventtul occasion. Igregation Tiferoth Israel invites all those who are Interest- ed in preserving the ethics of Modern Jewish Life to attend Dr. Friedman's lecture and dis¬ cussion.
PIONEER WOMEN'S EVENT WEDNESDAY
Wednesday evening, $:30,- at the Jewish Center, Pioneer Women win ahow a warmly human film of life In Israel entitled "Where tbe Future Begins."
The community is Invjted to see the realistic film story of life in modern Israei. The film un¬ folds the story of a Bulgarian Jewish family coming to Israel in search of security, freedom and happiness.
How the DeoalO'a come to a forlorn village, bow 'hey start on the road to full citizenship in Is¬ raei, Is the theme of "Where the Future Begins,"
The five becolo's—like hund¬ reds of thousands of other Jews- learn to "walk In the sim. to work in the fields, to build unafraid the cooperative commonwealth Is¬ rael." At every atjage of this ex¬ citing "adventure into the fu¬ ture," the strong, friendly hand of Histadrut Is fell.
The entire film' v*^s photo¬ graphed in larael, malhiy in the town of Ramleh..
Mrs, Sam Brandt will give tie opening prayer.
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